I read an article in a sewing magazine the other day. The article was about the return of the apron. I was very surprised as I thought that the concept of the apron had been left back in my grandmother’s day. Not so, I was informed, and so I’m giving to you an easy to do apron project.
Buy 1 ½ yards of the washable fabric of your choice. Cut three 4 inch strips from the end of the length of fabric.
Using the basting stitch on your sewing machine, baste two rows at the top of the larger piece of fabric. Carefully pull the threads of your basting so that the fabric gathers evenly across the top. Hold the gathered material to your waist so that the fabric covers your tummy and the ends of the fabric are at the center of your sides. Take one of the strips of material and using your normal gage for your stitching, sew the strip of fabric (right side to right side/edge to edge) to the front of your apron at the gathered edge. Sew the other two strips of fabric to the ends of the band at the gather end of the fabric. Fold the total length of the strips in half and hand stitch the length of the strips together. Stitch the ends of the strips closed. Hem the apron to the desired length.  You can add pockets, if desired.